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Le Jardin Academy will be known as Hawaii's leader in international education. We will be recognized for teaching excellence and providing extraordinary teaching and learning experiences that ignite creativity, passion, and initiative while profoundly engaging with cultural and natural resources. We will have a solid financial foundation that will support growth in innovative programming, state of the art facilities, and local and global community partnerships. Le Jardin Academy adopts and endorses the International Baccalaureate (IB) Learner Profile goal to be knowledgeable, open-minded, courageous, principled, reflective, and caring thinkers. Globally oriented with a strong sense of community, Le Jardin Academy equips students to achieve individual excellence, develop sound character, and positively impact the world. The School, in partnership with the family, strives to accomplish its mission by: Believing that high expectations and high standards are essential in academics and personal ethics, integrity, and behavior. Providing unified, coherent, and engaging academic and extracurricular programs that encourage cooperative learning, support multiple learning styles, and foster a global perspective. Creating a nurturing, challenging, and supportive community that embraces and celebrates diversity. Valuing and emphasizing the development of positive character, making healthy choices, and giving service to others. Expecting that students' and adults' daily interactions will be marked by kindness, civility, generosity, and mutual respect. Maintaining a safe, friendly, and healthy environment in which students have the opportunity to be mindful of themselves and their learning. At LJA, students are empowered to explore, to appreciate the arts, and to care for the environment and each other. This balanced approach to learning and living is cultivated from the School's International Baccalaureate (IB) accreditation. The program encourages students to embrace and understand the connections between traditional subjects and the real world. The academic curriculum is designed to prepare students for the rigorous standards of universities and colleges and the opportunities and demands of life. LJA is proud to be a just-right school that empowers students to be upstanding global citizens. LJA is committed to offering a nurturing learning environment and rigorous academics to develop the whole child both academically and personally. As the first International Baccalaureate (IB) World School in Hawaii, we remain at the forefront of best teaching and learning practices to develop knowledgeable, responsible and caring young people who help to create a more peaceful and sustainable world through understanding, stewardship, and respect. Our emphasis on inquiry, self-directed learning, and differentiated instruction promotes lifelong learning. Simultaneously, the practice of thinking, social, communication, research, and self-management skills prepares students for the challenges of the 21st century. LJA's concept-based curriculum provides authentic outlets for students to share their understanding. Acting on learning through local, national, or global issues is present throughout all three IB programs. Students have various opportunities to inquiry into the arts, languages, social studies, mathematics, technology and design, sciences, and physical, social, and health education. View full school